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March 29th. — 



Was a stormy, windy, morning, and from 

 the weather and various circumstances but few 

 saw the really fine run from Clifton Wood. 

 It was some little time before hounds found in 

 that large cover ; but after a while somebody 

 viewed a fox, and the pack were quickly on 

 the line. After a turn round the wood he broke 

 towards the railw^ay and crossed the river, 

 which was in flood, and the ford, therefore, not 

 being safe, the riders had to go some way 

 round before they could rejoin hounds at Coker 

 Wood. They were fairly racing, up wind, down 

 over Abbot Hill, by Snug, on through Halstock, 

 and, bearing a little left, passed Lower Leigh, 

 but then swerved slightly right again to Higher 

 Leigh, and, heading for the Somersetshire Holts, 

 left Wick on the left, and on, through one bit 

 of the Holts, to Knoll Wood ; straight on he 

 went by the railway as far as Colonels, whence 

 he bore back, down wind, and into the Holts 

 in an hour and twenty minutes. And here we 

 practically lost him, having run a point of seven 

 miles, the greater part of it up wind and very fast. 



